About

Optomi Professional Services

We are
purpose-
driven

As we deliver our holistic solution to address the tech talent shortage, Optomi Professional Services fulfills its mission to provide meals for under resourced children, create opportunities for families to thrive and elevate entire communities as a result of the economic growth we enable.

We thrive in environments of collaboration.

OPS was born out of a passion
for making a meaningful impact all across the U.S. As we cultivate successful business relationships, we fuel our mission to impact the well being of children, families and entire communities.

Culture

Culture is a broad term, but ours is simply defined by six core values.  We are… INNOVATIVE • PASSIONATE • RESPECTFUL • GENUINE • DEDICATED • CONNECTED Technically, culture comes from the Latin “Cultus” which means “to care”. At the heart of it all, our culture is about caring… being purpose-driven. Work with us and experience it for yourself.


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING • TEAM AUGMENTATION • RURAL IMPACT OUTSOURCING

Optomi Professional Services employs a team of innovative thinkers, industry disruptors, and refreshingly enterprising strategists influencing a more purpose-driven world.

CHUCK RUGGIERO

Chief Executive Officer


Chief strategist. Master of Operations. Lover of ingenuity. Weekend DIY fiend. Closet coder. Creatively resourceful. Joined the team to launch Provalus and hit the ground running. Now governs all things OPS.


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CHRISTEN BLACK

Chief Marketing Officer


Master of marketing. Brand strategist. Content Creator.
Inspired by the power of purpose. Avid organizer.
Design enthusiast. Exercise addict. A sucker
for good harmony and retro playlists.


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TONY PRITCHETT

Chief Financial Officer


Finance, strategy and operations rolled into one.
Never met a problem he didn’t enjoy solving.
Nutrition and fitness enthusiast. Aspiring travel blogger.
Father of three.


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MICHAEL JOSEPHS

Chief Information Officer


Career IT leader, but software developer at heart. Board advisor to multiple organizations. Believer in continuous improvement, forever. Creator of cultures of IT excellence. Focused on giving back through various IT leadership mentorship programs. Strives to align IT investment with organizational success. Lived in Jersey to MI to D.C. to SoCal to Vegas. Father of a future president.


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AMBER GERARD

Chief People Officer


Possesses a keen ability to spot good talent.
Champion of our culture. Master networker.
Disseminator of infectious youthful enthusiasm. Genuine.
Has never met a board game she can’t master.
Aspiring rescue-shelter owner and mother to two
charming daughters. Integral.


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LAURA CHEVALIER

Chief Growth Officer


Master of unique perspectives. Knowledgable in all
things technology. Can juggle more tasks than Anthony Gatto.
Interior design enthusiast. In pursuit of the perfect day planner.
Mother of two girls and mentor to all she takes
under her wing. Essential.


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RADKA WINWOOD

President, Optomi


Leader of the field leadership.
Cheerleader for all who passionately
strive to live up to their full potential.
Insightful. Hard-working. Dubbed as
refreshingly direct. Peloton-addict.
Happiest when goals are accomplished.


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MIKE KEOGH

President, Provalus


Industry veteran. M.I.T. grad. Agile learner.
Data-driven decision maker. Aspiring alpinist.
Business builder. Difference maker.
Father to four kids and a four-year old black lab.


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TAYLOR JACKSON

Vice President of Strategic Accounts


Proud Detroiter. Fierce competitor. Underdog story-lover. Tenacious passion for solution selling. Honest…sometimes brutally. Organized lifestyle seeker. Tough with a soft spot for tear-jerker movies. Ideal teammate in a golf scramble. Boy Mom.


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